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• 66-year-old Istrouma class ring found in Georgia ball park

  March 19, 2018 4:06 PM

  MILTON, Georgia – Residents of this Atlanta suburb are trying to find the owner of a 1952 Istrouma High class ring. Residents said they found the ring in the baseball field at Milton High School over the weekend. They quickly posted on Facebook, hoping to reconnect the ring with... more »

• Istrouma High marching band lacks instruments Play Video

  August 4, 2017 11:56 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Istrouma High School opens next week after a three year closure. The new band director, Reggie Jackson, is rebuilding the once great program from scratch. "The instruments are currently non-existent," he said. Jackson isn't sure where they went, he guessed some were destroyed in the August flood... more »

• Istrouma High School to reopen in 2017 following 8-month renovation

  December 13, 2016 5:37 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Istrouma High School is expected to be open next school year following a renovation that begins Tuesday, the school system said in an email late Tuesday afternoon about the next day's groundbreaking. Wednesday, the East Baton Rouge Parish School System is set to start work on... more »

• Istrouma High renovation costs more than anticipated Play Video

  February 10, 2016 11:39 PM

  BATON ROUGE - At a community event Wednesday night, the East Baton Rouge Parish School System discussed a rough plan to get students back in classrooms at Istrouma High. Superintendent Warren Drake said the price to make all the renovations necessary is between $17 and $20 million. The district... more »

• Reopening of Istrouma High School could be delayed

  January 25, 2016 7:19 PM

  BATON ROUGE - There could be a delay in the reopening of Istrouma High School after the school board encountered a snag trying to regain control of the school from the state and the Recovery School District. School board members are hoping to open the north Baton Rouge school in... more »

• Board approves plan to reopen Istrouma High

  October 15, 2015 7:33 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Thursday night, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board unanimously agreed to start the ground work of reopening Istrouma High School. Recently, Superintendent Warren Drake said it was his goal to take control of the school back from the Recovery School District and eventually get public... more »